Erwin Blumenfeld
Shadow of the Eiffel Tower

Shadow of the Eiffel Tower
Shadow of the Eiffel Tower
Shadow of the Eiffel Tower
ArtistAmerican, born Germany, 1897–1969
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Shadow of the Eiffel Tower
Datec. 1938
PlaceParis, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 19 15/16 × 16 1/8 in. (50.6 × 41 cm)
 Sheet: 19 15/16 × 16 1/8 in. (50.6 × 40.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Mary Kathryn Lynch Kurtz Charitable Lead Trust, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.234
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
On view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; Estate of Lisette and Yvette Blumenfeld; [James Danziger Gallery, New York]; purchased by Manfred Heiting, December 8, 1994; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in ink, verso upper right: Lisette 1981
Stamped, verso, upper right [circular]: FROM THE ESTATE OF // ERWIN BLUMENFELD

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